Can default templates be the villains?
Without a doubt, default templates are the villains. Surprised?
So far, we have talked about the characteristics of items and triggers, and how small adjustments (collection times, retention time, data types, function triggers, and so on) can save a Zabbix deployment from failure.
How do Zabbix's standard templates come to us? Have you stopped to think whether they are designed with the best practices for a production environment in mind? Many Zabbix users start using the software without this in mind and end up compromising the success of Zabbix in their environments.
Here's what should we know, and most likely change, before starting to use Zabbix:
- Default templates and items:
- The update intervals are very short ...
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